[TibetanPrincess]

Thank you for all the insightful comments and tips. I dislike people staring at me thinking I have an eating disorder, when I just eat normally! It's also hard to find clothes that fit and flatter. I did see a doc about possible hormone imbalance due to my perennial acne--for more than 2 decades--and I mentioned being under-developed too. She thinks I may be that way due to being underweight. She suggested a meal replacement drink and I'm taking that once a day, on top of my daily meals. It's ok except that it has a diuretic effect for me, and I usually take it between lunch and dinner as that's the longest period when my body goes without food.

Ushername, have you ever checked if you have hormonal imbalance too? I'm waiting for my blood test results. I read conflicting info about maca, some call it an adaptogen, others say it's more for those with estrogen dominance. Did it help you gain in the breasts or butt? How did you take that with PM?

Jiberish, I have been checking out the online shops. What kind of protein do you suggest? If I take what the body builders do but don't exercise, will I be a pudgy mess?

Tibetan, the doc orderrd a blood test that involves thyroid for me, not sure about adrenals. I'm intrigued by your suggestion about malabsorption as it sounds like me, I get the feeling that most of my food consumption goes to waste! Many years ago I had strange discharge from the rear end and intense itching but I never saw a doc as I thought it will go away quickly and I was embarrassed too. Sorry, tmi I know but just in case others suffer from that too. It went away after a few agonising weeks.

Sapphirerain, thanks for the tip aboit Suplimed, I'll indeed experiment with some. I'm a little lactose intolerant but there are definitely alternatives out there.I'll try harder to psyche myself up about working out!

Good you are looking into it. Hyperadrenia can cause weightloss and then you become hypo and then gain midsection fat(vesceral fat). Malabsorption mainly means you have food allergies destroying your gut lining.

Enzymes are good but healing and staying away from allergens is the best thing you can do. I still have pancreas or blood sugar issues but I am no longer hypoglycemia and I am also staying gluten free. I eat as much as I want and manage to gain 8 lbs. But my main issue right now is yeast ;(